Pratt Street lane closures begin Monday morning

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation says it will implement temporary lane closures along a portion of Pratt Street for construction work beginning on Monday morning.

Officials say two lanes of Pratt Street will be closed to through traffic at the intersection of Eutaw Street from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Then at 3 p.m., a single lane of through traffic will remain closed along Pratt Street throughout the night. The closures will be performed weather permitting.

Adrienne Barnes, a public affairs specialist for the department, said the closures will allow crews to patch the roadway where utility work has been performed. She said concrete needs to be poured along that stretch of Pratt.

The lane closures will be in effect for about one week, officials said. In a release about the closures, the department is advising that motorists traveling in that area should expect "significant delays, and are strongly encouraged to use alternate routes."